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Not So Fond Remembrances
What Rumsfeld will be Remembered For He’s accomplished a great deal during his short time in office. These banal desk-murderers are just too boring to really remember for very long. He’s like a Rotary Club assistant treasurer or something. But … Continue reading
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Perspective
This comes from an Iraqi blogger, outside, looking in. US Midterms and Rummy and Iraq I wasn’t particularly jubilant earlier today! I didn’t even follow the election results as closely as I should have: Bush was adamant to ‘stay the … Continue reading
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We Wonder Why …
After all, we all know that you lied from the outset. What’s the problem with just showing us the full Monty? Iraq: the new cover-upMartin BrightMonday 13th November 2006 The government is withholding a secret draft of the Iraq WMD … Continue reading
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Once Again, No Surprise Here
US was warned of Iraq chaos, says ex-diplomatBy Andy McSmithPublished: 09 November 2006 A former diplomat has revealed that the British mission to the United Nations opposed the policy of regime change in Iraq but was ordered by London to … Continue reading
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Resistance Was Futile
This is an intriguing post from Eleutheros over at How Many Miles From Babylon. Was?? Yes, was. You were assimilated long ago. In fact, likely as not, you are third or fourth generation Borg by now. You are an artificial … Continue reading
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Throwing Stuff Over the White House Fence
Throwing Stuff Over the White House FenceBy David Swanson On Wednesday, Cindy Sheehan, Ann Wright, Lennox Yearwood, and about 50 other activists for peace met up on the sidewalk in front of the White House. I brought along a box … Continue reading
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It’s Just About Winning
Maybe that’s a serious failing of our society: the urge to switch sides if you’re losing, instead of having the courage of your convictions. It is singularly uninteresting that this man would consider scorning the Repugnicans because he lost. Chafee … Continue reading
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Now, THIS Is Interesting
And it is probably a gross exaggeration of the threat. But at least there is an acknowledgement that the Muslim world may have a beef, whereas such an admission would never appear in the American MSM. “THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST THREAT … Continue reading
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It’s Foodie Friday !!
And this is a monstrous menu for what is typically a large gathering. If you hadn’t figured it out yet, these recipes are coming from an unpublished book. This is one I have particular pride for, as it really did … Continue reading
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Don’t Stop Now
Remember, the process started two days ago on election day. Please don’t stop now. This is a pretty snappy tune, calling for a little more celebratory dancin’ from US … h/t Epistemic Ingemination and Lissa Hattersley
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